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September 18, 2015

#IStandWithAhmed: 100 Rally in Texas to Support Clock-Making Teen 
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About 100 people gathered in front of Mac Arthur High School in Irving,
Texas, Thursday night for a rally in support of Ahmed Mohamed, the
14-year-old Muslim student who was arrested after bringing a homemade
clock to school to show his teacher. After the teacher said the device
looked like a bomb, police interrogated, handcuffed and arrested Mohamed
and took him to a juvenile detention center. Speaking on MSNBC, Ahmed
said the incident reminded him of the times he was bullied in middle
school.

Ahmed Mohamed: "I felt like I was a criminal. I felt like I was a
terrorist. I felt like all the names I was called."

Chris Hayes: "What do mean all the names you were called?"

Ahmed Mohamed: "I'm always called — in middle school I was called
a terrorist, called a bomb maker, just because of my race and religion."

Ahmed's story has since gone viral. He's been invited to visit the White
House, with President Obama tweeting, "Cool clock, Ahmed." He's also
been offered internships at Twitter and Reddit, and invited to visit
MIT. He says he will be transferring schools.

 

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